21 Exceptional Jack Welch Winning Quotes

Oct 12, 2015

Jack Welch is one of the best known American business executives in history. He spend the majority of his career as the CEO of General Electric, during this time he wrote the critically acclaimed book “Winning”, along with many others. Another note worthy thing is that when he retired from G.E. in 2001, he left with the largest severance pay in American history, 417 million dollars! Here are some of his best quotes.

“Change before you have to.”

“Control your own destiny or someone else will.”

“Don’t lose yourself on the way to the top.”

“Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.”

“Giving people self confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.”

“The world of the 1990s and beyond will not belong to managers or those who can make the numbers dance. The world will belong to passionate, driven leaders – people who not only have
enormous amounts of energy but who can energize those whom they lead.”

“When you become a leader success is all about growing others.”

“You can look at the situation and feel victimized. Or you can look at it and be excited about conquering the challenges and opportunities it presents.”

In this wonderful video Jack Welch discusses his management style and why he feels it was and is so effective.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this great collection of Jack Welch quotes! Check back soon for more wonderful quotes.

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